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Very few characters are really in line with how Archer's book portrays them.
With some superb acting from the cast, especially Joanne who portrays her vulnerability like Toby Kebbell did in 'Dead Mans Shoes', and a suitably dirty soundtrack the whole thing feels very British.
The film's success is in the message it portrays as to these ladies, that they are somewhat trapped in their existence with no way out, broke and looking for a patron to take them out of that life.
Very well written story which portrays life as it actually is as compared to TV renditions of it.
The writing is just horribly ridiculous and unrealistic (for example: Valjean tells Cosette that Marius was wounded in the barricade, and all she seems to care about is that Valjean finally accepted him), the acting of ALL the actors, except for the guy who portrays Gillenormand, is terrible (especially John Malkovich as Javert and Depardieu (spl?) as Valjean, with his one face expression), the characters have turned into something very weird (Valjean is in love with Cosette?! 'Ponine sleeps with Marius?! Cosette turns into a spoiled brat who wants to dance?! I'm sure that Hugo is turning in his grave...), the whole thing is full of plot holes (Gavroche never ages, the Thenardiers wearing nice cloths, Javert hears the "Vive la republic" and does nothing) and why the hell is Gavroche Marius' best friend?! and 'Ponine tells the gang to rob Cosette's house?
Finally, a film which portrays autism with some realism.
Walter Natthau plays that role of the alcoholic wash-out to perfection, and Tatum O'Neal portrays the struggle of a young girl trying to enter adolescence without losing her sense of "self" with delicacy and skill.
The actor who portrays him gives a Rassie worthy performance.
It portrays Linda as a sleep-around slut on the rock scene, who, allegedly.
Although this film portrays Vlad as more loved than feared by his people, which history disputes, the basic structure is very accurate.
Douglas and Paltrow's chemistry make the couple seem truly what the screen portrays.
think i liked Russel's portrayal a bit more.Dennis Quaid portrays Doc Holliday,and his portrayal is much different than Val Kilmer's in Tombstone.i
After reading the other reviews, I don't agree that this is a movie that PETA would love since it portrays an animal rights activist as an embezzling, slightly deranged loner who mistreats the dogs in her care and has no life, no friends, etc. Peggy didn't appeal to the dog lover in me either - she was the one who left her dog out all night, neglected to repair the hole in her fence, mistreated all the dogs she supposedly 'rescued'.
It totally ignores this fact and portrays the Marines as sloppy, paranoid hotheads with no organization or training.
The movie portrays some people explaining how they used to be friends of producer Jonathan Shields (Kirk Douglas) but have since turned against him.
Govind Nihalani no doubt beautifully portrays these all.
Be Kareena Kapoor, Rati Agnihotri or Fardeen Khan everyone portrays there part so well in fact they were 1st time so close to their respective profession of acting.
The surface smoothness can't make up for the deeper flaws...it fails signally in establishing any solid emotional connection with most of the people it portrays.
Believe it or not each character portrays the negative stereotypes that racists have been spouting on about for decades.
It portrays the life of a young boy, Virgyl and his struggle with puberty, hormones, and even worse..............girls!!! Virgyls very sexually active parents suggest that he tries to find a girlfriend and become more sexually experienced.
I will not mention them here, but it is obvious that you can draw references to other projects by Lucas - even to the computer game Maniac Mansion which also portrays a lot of young people who are quite similar to the characters of American Graffiti.
Woody Allen portrays colorful characters amidst a dingy grey background of the Depression in New York.
It portrays a young guy (Charlie Sheen) riding into a small Arizona town which seems to be nearly run by a gang of hoodlums.
The way this movie captures the gender and cultural divides it portrays is right on target.
It is one of the better Holocaust dramas I've seen, as it portrays what a modern American Jewish girl goes through as she experiences the Holocaust in a vision/hallucination: what is better, knowing or not knowing what is happening, as events unfold?
The cougar portrays of course the forces of evil who must be tracked down and vanquished by a goody-goody lab rat and a cat who acts more like an overgrown guinea-pig than a cat.
Vitus portrays a kid who struggles to choose between his parents dreams and his own.
It helped you build a person to person relationship with the character, rather then seeing her as a 'mean' abused child it portrays her as just an abused child.
The way the movie portrays interaction between American security agencies is interesting, but better represents the Cold War era than modern day.
Not that it's any big surprise that corporate interests supercede reporting/news on the boob tube, The Insider still chillingly portrays the plight of Jeffrey Wigand, ex tobacco company scientist, on his whistleblowers journey with the 60 Minutes TV Newsmagazine.
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